Sec. 209. DEFINITIONS
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## SEC. 209 DEFINITIONS In this subtitle: ####
(1)The term “**Account**” means the Department of Veterans Affairs Asset and Infrastructure Review Account established by section 206(a). ####
(2)The term “**Commission**” means the Commission established by section 202. ####
(3)The term “**date of approval**”, with respect to a modernization or realignment of a facility of the Veterans Health Administration, means the date on which the authority of Congress to disapprove a recommendation of modernization or realignment, as the case may be, of such facility under this subtitle expires. ####
(4)The term “**facility of the Veterans Health Administration**”— #####
(A)means any land, building, structure, or infrastructure (including any medical center, nursing home, domiciliary facility, outpatient clinic, center that provides readjustment counseling, or leased facility) that is— ######
(i)under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs; ######
(ii)under the control of the Veterans Health Administration; and ######
(iii)not under the control of the General Services Administration; or #####
(B)with respect to a colocated facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, includes any land, building, or structure— ######
(i)under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs; ######
(ii)under the control of another administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and ######
(iii)not under the control of the General Services Administration. ####
(5)The term “**infrastructure**” means improvements to land other than buildings or structures. ####
(6)The term “**modernization**” includes— #####
(A)any action, including closure, required to align the form and function of a facility of the Veterans Health Administration to the provision of modern day health care, including utilities and environmental control systems; #####
(B)the construction, purchase, lease, or sharing of a facility of the Veterans Health Administration; and #####
(C)realignments, disposals, exchanges, collaborations between the Department of Veterans Affairs and other Federal entities, and strategic collaborations between the Department and non-Federal entities, including tribal organizations. ####
(7)The term “**realignment**”, with respect to a facility of the Veterans Health Administration, includes— #####
(A)any action that changes the numbers of or relocates services, functions, and personnel positions; #####
(B)disposals or exchanges between the Department of Veterans Affairs and other Federal entities, including the Department of Defense; and #####
(C)strategic collaborations between the Department of Veterans Affairs and non-Federal entities, including tribal organizations. ####
(8)The term “**redevelopment authority**”, in the case of a facility of the Veterans Health Administration closed or modernized under this subtitle, means any entity (including an entity established by a State or local government) recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as the entity responsible for developing the redevelopment plan with respect to the facility or for directing the implementation of such plan. ####
(9)The term “**redevelopment plan**” in the case of a facility of the Veterans Health Administration to be closed or realigned under this subtitle, means a plan that— #####
(A)is agreed to by the local redevelopment authority with respect to the facility; and #####
(B)provides for the reuse or redevelopment of the real property and personal property of the facility that is available for such reuse and redevelopment as a result of the closure or realignment of the facility. ####
(10)The term “**Secretary**” means the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. ####
(11)The term “**tribal organization**” has the meaning given such term in section 3765 of title 38, United States Code. ## Subtitle B Other Infrastructure Matters